These studies in early church history cover various aspects of the church life of early Christians. They focus on the second century. During that period there was much in the practice and teaching of the church that corresponds to what is found in the New Testament, and during that time many new features developed which were to be characteristic of the later history of the church. Some later material which bears on the second century or which serves to complete the account of a development is brought into these studies. Some New Testament texts bearing on the topic are listed at the beginning of each chapter. There is, thus, a stress on historical continuity. We are talking about the same community of people, the same church, as existed in the New Testament. We are tracing out some features of its historical development through the second century. - From the Introduction

Early Christians Speak

Everett Ferguson

Ferguson, Everett

Religion & Spirituality

Leafwood Publishers/Acu Press

For many Christians who experience same-sex attraction, reconciling faith and homosexuality is a lonely and painful journey. LOVES GOD LIKES GIRLS--A MEMOIR is one woman's recollection of her journey, allowing faith to plunge her into deeper discovery of the truth about her sexuality. No other issue has been more divisive in families and in faith communities than homosexuality. Rather than providing ''cookie-cutter'' answers as to why someone experiences same-sex attraction and how to ''make it go away,'' Loves God Likes Girls simply explores one woman's perspective on the multitude of experiences over a lifetime that impact the development of sexuality. Sally Gary's story offers hope and redemption for families torn apart by this issue. Through stories, Sally shares some of the painful and confusing lies she grew up believing about herself that shaped her views of femininity and her ability to form healthy relationships with both men and women. The book emphasizes that those who experience same-sex attraction need safe places to explore questions, to find community, and to grow deeper in relationship with God.

Loves God Likes Girls: A Memoir

Sally Gary

A Concise Global History of the Stone-Campbell Movement

Renewing the World

Holloway, Gary

Foster, Doug

Praying with Ancient Israel surveys large portions of the Old Testament-including sections that are often overlooked, such as Ruth & Esther, the Prophets, and Wisdom Literature-and shows how each offers a vital, unique perspective on prayer. Also, since prayer touches every aspect of life, this book addresses how a theology of prayer in the Old Testament has abiding significance for Christians today. The hope is that Praying with Ancient Israel will provide fuel for the fire as you study about prayer and grow more deeply in communion with God.

Praying with Ancient Israel: Exploring the Theology of Prayer in the Old Testament

Longman III, Tremper

Camp, Phillip

Christian colleges expect faculty to clearly articulate an understanding of the impacts that Christian faith has on their teaching, research, and service. Many faculty find this dimension of their work-often labeled the integration of faith and learning-confusing and difficult to realize in practice, to assess, and to describe. This volume begins by clarifying two things. It summarizes the faith/learning discussion and offers a working conception of faith/integration specifically for Christian college faculty. It then outlines what deans, provosts, and tenure-promotion committees typically expect faculty in Christian colleges to know and do. Allen and Badley introduce the highly regarded framework of Ernest Boyer and the Carnegie Foundation (Scholarship Reconsidered, 1990). They then present both a framework for assessing faith/learning integration in the three dimensions of teaching, research, and service and step-by-step instructions for reporting and describing the individual faculty member's approach and success. The book closes by calling both the Christian college and the individual professor to the vocation of teaching, shaping, and sending.

Faith and Learning: A Practical Guide for Faculty

Patrick Allen

Kenneth Badley

Religious Studies

Are you ready to make a difference? Resident assistants are key leaders on a Christian college campus. They build a sense of community, serve as peer-counselors, and embody the mission of the university. Making a Difference shows how this journey of service can be a rewarding and even life-changing journey.

Making a Difference: Empowering the Resident Assistant

Education & Teaching

Beers, Stephen

Trudeau, Skip

Higher & Continuing Education

This textbook dives into the Old Testament from the perspective of ancient Israel. With captivating and rich content, enhanced by maps, tables, biblical reading assignments, discussion topics, and further research prompts, the conversation within Pemberton's book is deepened in is ability to reach both academic and spiritual concepts. The God Who Saves also provides supporting materials available to instructors, such as multiple quiz and exam questions, course syllabi and schedules, and more.

The God Who Saves: An Introduction to the Message of the Old Testament

Pemberton, Glenn

From the lives and studies of women who juggle multiple roles, Mothers Are Leaders tackles the challenges of being a mother-leader by pinpointing strategies and skills needed to maintain balance. This book offers readers the opportunity to gain insight, and likely find reflections of their own lives, in the stories and studies within these pages. Author and Editor Kimberly Battle-Walters Denu writes: "Every mother is a leader--whether she is in the workplace or at home." From the worlds of academe, ministry, and business, the contributors offer a wealth of knowledge in this arena of study that is breaking open. Their chapters address flexibility, prioritizing, mentoring, strategic leadership, change, nurturing, defining reality, authenticity, and preparation and training.

Mothers Are Leaders

Parenting & Relationships

Battle-Walters Denu, Kimberly

Walters, Janet

Family Relationships

The Early Church and Today is a collection of scholarly articles by an acclaimed specialist in early Christianity written for a broad audience. The topics taken from the New Testament and other early Christian literature are relevant for the church today. The articles are grouped in the following categories: Volume 1, church and ministry; Volume 2, Christian living, biblical interpretation, the restoration motif, religious liberty, and the book of Acts of the Apostles.

Early Church and Today, Volume 2 (Christian Life, Scripture, and Restoration)

Early Church and Today, Volume 1

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